CVE-2017-15186

medium

Published 2017-10-24 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

6.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2

4.3

VIR risk

6.5

Description

Double free vulnerability in FFmpeg 3.3.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted AVI file.

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15186

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/20/4

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`7:3.4-1`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`7:3.4-1`
debian	forky	fixed	`7:3.4-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`7:3.4-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`7:3.4-1`

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
ffmpeg	ffmpeg	`{"endIncluding":"3.3.4"}`

CWE-415

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.